Paula Deen makes no secret of her love of butter. There's nothing better, and there's certainly no substitute for it. "Don't touch margarine," she said. Deen continued, "I do love me some real butter," but quickly added, "I wouldn't touch margarine."
Part of her disdain for this popular butter alternative goes back to its origin. "From what I understand, margarine was originally designed for uses in the mechanics' world ... and then it was changed around some to make it edible," she told Mashed. Deen is onto something. While margarine, as we know it today, was technically invented to be a cheaper fat substitute for human consumption, according to National Geographic, French scientist Michel Eugène-Chevreul, who first developed margaric acid, was actually looking for ways to make better soaps and candles (via Encyclopedia.com). Margaric acid was then used by another scientist, Hippolyte Mège-Mouriès, to make the margarine we now eat.
Though, the beef tallow spread didn't go over smoothly. In fact, when it was first introduced in the United States, there were political cartoons depicting margarine being made with all sorts of non-foods, like paint and rubber boots. In reality, margarine is far from natural, and can only be made through a chemical process, usually hydrogenation (via Britannica).
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